Here Marjorie works with a student, showing her how to sit without scrunching her body, at one of her last workshops in Lincoln, Nebraska. She was in her 90s and These are the introductory comments of Marjorie Barstow at one of her last workshops in Lincoln, Nebraska. She was in her 90s and suffering from osteoporosis. Workshop participants came from all over the world to study with her.
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I like the end in which the student tries to "get mad", angry while in the balanced state - it was quite funny to watch. I don't suppose that you could easily grow angry while in such a balanced state.
concertobub 2 years ago
This is a really interesting documentation, because working using Alexander Technique while sitting wasn't something Marj Barstow did often with her students.
myhalfof 3 years ago